United Nations Temporary Executive Authority

West New Guinea
West-Nieuw-Guinea (Dutch)
Nugini-Barat (Indonesian)
1962–1963
Emblem of West New Guinea
Emblem
Location of West New Guinea in Oceania
Location of West New Guinea in Oceania
StatusSubsidiary organ of the UN General Assembly[1]
CapitalHollandia[2]
Common languagesDutch
English
Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Administrator 
• 1962–1963
Jalal Abdoh
Historical eraCold War
• Established
1 October 1962
• Disestablished
1 May 1963
CurrencyDutch New Guinean gulden
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Dutch New Guinea
Indonesia

United Nations Administered West New Guinea refers to the period between 1 October 1962 and 1 May 1963 when Western New Guinea was administered by the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) in accordance with in article two of the New York Agreement reached between the governments of the Netherlands and Indonesia in August 1962.

This was the first time in its history that the United Nations assumed direct administrative responsibility for a territory (as opposed to monitoring or supervising). The UN was responsible for promoting and safeguarding human rights at the national level. The United Nations would go on to undertake similar missions in Cambodia (UNTAC), Croatia (UNTAES), Kosovo (UNMIK) and East Timor (UNTAET).

  1. ^ Myung-Ki, Kim (1990). "Some Legal Problems Concerning Withdrawal of the United Nations Forces". The Journal of East Asian Affairs. 4 (2): 299. ISSN 1010-1608. JSTOR 23254021.
  2. ^ "UNITED NATIONS SECURITY FORCE IN WEST NEW GUINEA (UNSF) - Facts and Figures".